[CTS] Re: DSL Question
- From: "Eric C. Vogel" <ECVogel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:10:42 -0400
SBC has software to walk you through the setup and is supposed to be easy.
The people who used it and failed, had issues with the username being courpt
or no service.
Thank you,
Eric Vogel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:11 AM
Subject: [CTS] Re: DSL Question
> There should be one wall plate filter for a wall phone and 3 or 4 more
> outlet filters. People tell you that you need a filter on each but that's
> BS. I put one at my connection block and put the regular household stuff
on
> the filtered output port of the filter and the unfiltered I ran a direct
> line to a single box marked as DSL ONLY in my shop. You may not want to
mess
> with your wiring so put one at each phone, not each jack. As far as buying
> them places like Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc carry them many times, known
as
> "Z blockers"
>
> As far as the modem it will likely be a Speedstream and it's a no brainer
> install. If you will be sharing with other PCs through a router then the
> username and password will be left out of the DSL modem and instead put
into
> the router in the place you select account type (PPPoE).
>
> If you do want to share and want an inexpensive router, get with me
offlist.
> I have two brand new ones you can have for what I paid for them. I went to
> wireless as well so I changed routers.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Elaine Gairy
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:26 PM
> > To: Computer Talk Shop
> > Subject: [CTS] DSL Question
> >
> >
> > Finally DSL is available on Maryland's eastern shore and I signed
> > up for it
> > through Verizon. They are sending me a kit to install it myself. I
have
> > two questions as I anticipate it's arrival. I need a Ethernet Card
(NIC)
> > before I install it. How do I tell what kind I need or are they
> > all alike?
> > Can they be bought wherever computers are sold. Also, I have 6
> > phones, will
> > I need a filter for each one of them? It looks like they are only
sending
> > me one. Where can I buy those? I'm just trying to prepare for
> > this and any
> > help you guys can give me will be appreciated.
> >
> > Elaine
> >
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